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Alcohol offering ceremony

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Resource #: 68873 (URL for reference)

  • Offering of alcohol (English )

Tibet and Himalayas: Religious Practice, Bhutan Cultural Library

Location: Jigme (Latitude: 26.951428; Longitude: 89.241783)

Description:

by Kencho Wangmo

Alcohol offering to the local deity.The image is taken during the Doyas first night of new year festival and is called the Lue festival. During the particular festival they to make torma (ritual cake) out of the foxtail millet and the head of the family make the offering.

Associated Resources

This resource was provided by Shejun (Documentation of Bhutan's Oral Cultures sponsored by Arcadia). The copyright holder is Shejun (only private uses permitted).

Resource type: Image

Photographer: Monika Subba

Photograph Date: 23/Sep/2014

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